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The Lead with Jake Tapper

7,200+ dead as desperate search for survivors continues

The Lead with Jake Tapper

CNN

News

3.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Darkness and cold complicate the urgent and painstaking rescue efforts in Syria and Turkey as the death toll rises past 7,200. Plus, in the wake of the killing of Tyre Nichols, Rep. Cori Bush joins to outline her perspective on police accountability. Also, President Biden is using tonight’s address to tout his accomplishments. But, how will his message land with the American people who, according to polls, disapprove of the job he’s doing? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The state of our union is the lead is starting right now.

0:07.6

President Biden, using tonight's address before divided, Congress and country to tout

0:11.7

his accomplishments and perhaps lay out his case for another term.

0:14.8

But how might his message land with the American people who, according to polls, disapprove

0:20.5

of the job he's doing?

0:23.1

Rare cries of joy as a little girl and her younger sibling are pulled from the rubble

0:27.0

alive.

0:28.0

YOLO! YOLO! YOLO! YOLO! YOLO!

0:33.4

This small bit of good news amid the growing death and destruction from the earthquake

0:37.8

in Turkey and Syria, the death toll, now soaring to more than 70-200 people.

0:43.4

Then, if you've flown in the past few weeks, you know the skies are not very friendly.

0:48.7

That's the 1943 cancel takeoff plans.

0:54.4

That's the 1943 cancel takeoff plans.

0:57.7

An IT meltdown, one airline grounded during the holidays, two runway near misses.

1:02.7

Now lawmakers, one answers.

1:09.4

Welcome to the lead-unject tap or on Capitol Hill, we're in just a few hours, President

1:13.0

Biden is going to deliver his second state of the union address.

1:16.1

This speech tonight is meant to lay out President Biden's goals for the coming year, but

1:19.9

it's also a test run to sharpen his message as he is expected to launch a re-election

1:24.6

campaign.

1:25.6

I sat down with the President and other TV news anchors this afternoon for an off-the-record

1:30.2

conversation.

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